Data Governance and Management Analyst

Assent is the leading solution for supply chain sustainability tailored for the world's top-tier, sustainability-driven manufacturers. Hidden risks riddle supply chains, many of which weren't built with sustainability in mind. That's where we step in. With insights from experts, Assent is the tool manufacturers trust for comprehensive sustainability.

We are proud to announce that Assent has crossed the US$100M ARR milestone, granting us Centaur Status. This accomplishment, reached just 8 years following our Series A, makes us the first and only Certified B Corporation in North America's SaaS sustainability industry to celebrate this milestone.

Our journey from $5 million to US$100M ARR in just eight years has been marked by significant growth and achievements. With our $350 million US funding led by Vista Equity Partners, we're poised for even greater expansion and are on the lookout for outstanding team members to join our mission.

Hybrid Work Model

At Assent, we proudly embrace a remote-first work model, valuing the flexibility and autonomy it provides our team. We also acknowledge the intangible benefits of occasional in-person workdays. For team members situated within 50 kms/31 miles of our five global offices in Ottawa, Eldoret, Penang, Columbus, Pune and Amsterdam, you can expect to come into the office at least one day a week. Similarly, those near our co-working spaces in Nairobi and Toronto are encouraged to work onsite once a month.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically skilled Data Governance and Management Analyst to join our Data Governance and Management team. This role is responsible for configuring and maintaining data stewardship workflows, analyzing and improving data quality, and ensuring the consistency and usability of data across systems and domains. The Data Governance and Management Analyst will work closely with cross-functional teams to define data standards, resolve data issues, and monitor key metrics that support trusted, high-quality data.

This is a key position for supporting enterprise-wide data initiatives and ensuring that product, compliance, and analytics teams can confidently rely on accurate, well-governed data. The role of Data Governance and Management Analyst combines hands-on technical stewardship, data quality analysis, and the use of Generative AI to streamline processes and accelerate root cause analysis. As part of Assent's growing data governance function, this position plays a critical role in addressing core challenges in our data systems and scaling responsible data management across the organization.

Key Requirements & Responsibilities 

• Configure and maintain stewardship workflows and platform rules for match/merge, survivorship, and attribute validation across domains.
• Support onboarding, approval, and escalation workflows while documenting steward responsibilities and SOPs.
• Triage and resolve configuration issues, RFF tickets, and data flow interruptions.
• Profile datasets to assess completeness, uniqueness, consistency, and validity; identify and document critical data quality issues.
• Define, and monitor data quality rules and thresholds in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Conduct root cause analysis for recurring or high-impact data quality issues and recommend platform or process changes.
• Track and report data quality KPIs, contributing to executive reporting and continuous improvement discussions.
• Query and analyze data to uncover trends, anomalies, or root causes impacting data reliability and usability.
• Build and maintain dashboards in tools like Tableau or Power BI to visualize stewardship metrics, quality trends, and product data health.
• Translate technical findings into clear, actionable insights and summaries for product, analytics, and governance stakeholders.
• Support federated stewardship by coordinating across business domains, enabling consistent governance practices and adoption.
• Ensure metadata, PII classification, and access controls align with governance policies and compliance standards.
• Leverage GenAI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) to automate documentation, summarize RCA findings, and streamline triage responses or validation workflows.
• Assist in designing prompt templates or automation tasks that enhance quality analysis, metadata enrichment, and issue resolution.
• Participate in agile projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address data issues and continuously improve data workflows.

We strongly value your talent, energy and passion. It will also be valuable to Assent if you have the following qualifications:

• We strongly value your talent, energy and passion. It will also be valuable to Assent if you have the following qualifications:
• 2–5 years of experience involving data stewardship, data quality, data analysis or similar role.
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field is required.
• Strong understanding of data quality principles.
• Proficiency in SQL, Git Hub, R, Python, SQL Server and experience with BI tools such as Tableau,  Power BI, or Sigma.
• Comfortable with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery) and data transformation tools (e.g., dbt).
• Knowledge or Experience with Graph databases is an asset.
• Exposure to GenAI tools  for content generation, documentation, automation, or analysis enhancement.
• Ability to build and interpret dashboards and communicate data quality findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of data governance frameworks and regulatory considerations (e.g., PII handling, RBAC and lineage), is an asset.
• Knowledge or Experience with master data management tools such as Reltio is an asset.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with agile work environments and scrum ceremonies.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to resolve data issues and align on standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Life at Assent

Wellness: We believe that you and your family's well being is important. As a result, we offer vacation time that increases with tenure, comprehensive benefits packages (details vary by country), life leave days and more.

Financial Benefits: It's not all about the money – well, it's a little about the money. We understand that financial health is important and we offer a competitive base salary, a corporate bonus program, retirement savings options and more.

Life at Assent: There is purpose beyond your work. We provide our team members with flexible work options, volunteer days and opportunities to get involved in corporate giving initiatives.

Lifelong Learning: At Assent, curiosity is not only valued but encouraged. You will receive professional development days that are available to you the day you start.

At Assent, we are committed to growing and sustaining an environment where our team members feel included, valued, and heard. Our diversity and equal opportunity practices are guided and championed by our Diversity and Inclusion Working Group and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion includes recruiting and retaining team members from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and fostering a culture of belonging where all team members are included, treated with dignity and respect, promoted on their merits, and placed in positions to contribute to business success.

If you require assistance or accommodation throughout any part of the interview and selection process, please contact [email protected] and we will be happy to help.